Definition of Facial nerve

1. Noun. Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles.

Exact synonyms: Facial, Nervus Facialis, Seventh Cranial Nerve
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve
Group relationships: Face, Human Face
Derivative terms: Facial

Definition of Facial nerve

1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Facial nerve

1. The facial nerve enervates the muscles of the face (facial expression). Lesion of the facial nerve cause a drooping to one side of the face, inability to wrinkle the forehead, inability to whistle, inability to close the eye and deviation of the mouth to the unaffected side. Synonym: cranial nerve VII. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Facial Nerve

facial feature
facial features
facial gesture
facial hair
facial hemiatrophy
facial hemiatrophy of Romberg
facial hemiplegia
facial hillock
facial index
facial injuries
facial lymph nodes
facial motor nucleus
facial muscle
facial muscles
facial myokymia
facial nerve
facial nerves
facial neuralgia
facial nucleus
facial pain
facial palsy
facial paralysis
facial plane
facial plexus
facial profile
facial profiling
facial recognition
facial reflex
facial root
facial spasm

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